The so-called 'Israel stela' is a monument listing victories of king Merenptah.
The inscription is engraved on the back of a stela ofAmenhotep
III. The stela is of special interest because it mentions for the first
and only time the word 'Israel' in Egyptian hieroglyphic sources:

'the people of Israel is laid waste, their crops are not'

(click here to see the inscription; the word
'people of Israel' or 'Israelites' is marked red)